Important information

Important Information 7
Table 1-3 lists the minimum BIOS revision required for Execute Disable (XD)
and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST) support.
Hardware and Software RAID
Table 1-4 lists the supported PowerEdge redundant array of independent
disks (RAID) configurations for Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64
Editions operating systems.
= Supported; =Not supported
NOTE: Refer Table 1-1 for a list of operating system editions supported for
each platform.
System Firmware and Drivers
Table 1-5 lists the minimum supported system firmware and driver
versions (native and non-native) for supported RAID controllers. Native
drivers are included with the operating system; non-native drivers are not
included with the operating system.
Table 1-3. Minimum BIOS Revision Required for XD and EIST Support on
Dell PowerEdge Systems
System Minimum BIOS revision
required for XD support
Minimum BIOS revision
required for EIST support
PowerEdge 830 A01 A01
PowerEdge 2900 A00 A00
PowerEdge 2950 A00 A00
Table 1-4. Supported PowerEdge RAID Configuration on Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2 x64
System Hardware RAID Software RAID External RAID
PowerEdge 830
PowerEdge 830
PowerEdge 2900
PowerEdge 2950